'TROY, N.Y.  Before State Senator Roy J. McDonald, a Republican, voted last year to legalize same-sex marriage, he told reporters that anyone unhappy with his position could take the job and shove it.

Now comes the test.'

'Mr. McDonalds challenger, Kathleen A. Marchione, the Saratoga County clerk, is running an insurgent campaign, dialing voters from a windowless office next to a Subway sandwich shop. She accuses Mr. McDonald of having deceived the voters who elected him by changing his position on same-sex marriage, which he voted to oppose in the past.

People feel betrayed, Ms. Marchione said. Ive heard that a lot  that they feel betrayed by our senator, that you said one thing, you do something else. '

Calling all conservatives! We need real conservatives to make a strong showing and get out and vote and get rid of RINOs McDonald and Saland here in the Hudson Valley, and Grisanti in Buffalo, who took it upon themselves to redefine marriage.

If you know Republicans or Conservatives in NY's Hudson Valley, we need YOU to Get them Out to Vote in support of Kathy Marchione in the 43rd Senate and Neil Di Carlo in the 41st Senate. Make some calls, send some emails, get the word out.

I forget the exact tally, but it went something like 2 Dems and 4 Pubs that switched votes.

Among the 2 Dems, 1 was Weprin who ran to replace Anthony Weiner NY CD 9 and lost to Bob Turner, because conservative Jews did the right thing and kicked his sorry butt out of office. Don’t know about the other Dem.

Amon the 4 Pubs, one (near the NJ/PA/NY tri-state area) was issued a beat-down so severe he is not even running. The other 3 are Grisanti (Buffalo), and the two guys I am vexed with here:
- Sell-out Steve Saland, who was/is my Senator prior to redistricting (41st District); and
- RINO Roy McDonald who will become my Senator if I don’t help Kathy Marchione defeat him (43rd District).

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posted on 09/13/2012 6:59:44 AM PDT
by lowtaxsmallgov
(This Administration has absolutely no idea how to grow an economy)

BUMP!!!!
It’s the day when your voice is the loudest and YOU have the chance to pick the person to represent your district in Albany. Please go vote, it is one of our most important duties as citizens. If you don’t vote you don’t have the right to complain! We get the government we deserve, corrupt and power driven.

People have to start to realize the primary is when they have their most powerful voice. This is when you pick the parties candidate. This is the day for accountability!

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posted on 09/13/2012 7:15:26 AM PDT
by The Mayor
("If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat"  Ronald Reagan)

If you really want to help win this fight, join the National Organization for Marriage or at least "like" them on Facebook. They are doing outstanding work and as a result they're under constant attack from the homo-promo crowd. They need all the help they can get.

Saland is a joke: Many years ago when he was a state assemblyman (where the GOP is a minority), he was a supporter, if not co-sponsor, of legislation for term limits. He was then elected to the state senate (the GOP is the majority), where he has been a do-nothing brown nosing RINO since 1990. In other words, he supported term limit legislation when he knew the proposal would never pass, but has been stone silent on the issue since moving to the state senate where he is in the majority and could actually do something to enact term limits.

He also crushes his balls on the proverbial fence on abortion: He's personally against it, but can't legally stop it, and that apparently gives him a license to hand out taxpayer dollars to PP.

He's also corrupt in that his law firm just so happens to provide legal services in one form or another to many of the GOP controlled municipalities in his district. I'm not saying that he is personally taking a bribe, rather, with a wink and a nod, the governing bodies of these municipalities know that if they want state funds for pet projects, they need to hire Saland's law firm to provide legal services to the municipality, planning board, and/or planning board etc. The laughable part is that he is constantly telling us about the need for ethics reform in the state capital, when a truly ethical person doesn't need laws to tell him or her that it is wrong to use a public position for private gain.

You got it dude! Roy McDufus McRINO must go! I voted at 4:00 and they said the turnout had been steady all day. Only one race on the ballet and you can be sure my wife and I voted for Kathy.

It is imperative that every traditional marriage supporter in the NY 41st Senate distict get to the polls before 9:00. If you are registered Republican or Conservative you can vote in this primary election. Please help send Roy packing and send Kathy Marchione to Albany.

You guys have a great group which represents VERY important conservative values. I’ll pass along the link to the website again.

btw, I heard that the election results tonight might take longer because of absentee ballots, and the way WGY radio said it, it sounded like they meant the Marchione/McDonald race only. I hope this isn’t a “here we go again” night.

Rigth now we have reform conservative Marchione leading RINO liberal enabler McDonald 6486-6400. Columbia and Rensselaer have all reported and we won both, but trail in Saratoga with a few still to report. Nothing in from Washington yet, but there are only a few polls there. Probably 95% reported district wide.

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posted on 09/13/2012 8:16:00 PM PDT
by lowtaxsmallgov
(This Administration has absolutely no idea how to grow an economy)

So it is up to the absentee ballets, correct? If these split about even then Kathy would win. I am a little concerned about liberal downstate residents who register upstate because their votes count a lot more. Although I am not sure how many of these would be registered as Republican or Conservatives.

“Marriage was redefined in New York because of six turncoat
> Senators, and we vowed we would not rest until they were removed
> from office. We’ve now taken out four of the six who betrayed
> marriage, and we’re going to finish the job with the remaining
> two!
>
> When marriage was redefined, Andrew Cuomo and his billionaire
> friends like Paul Singer and Michael Bloomberg said they’d
> protect anyone who voted against marriage from political harm.
> Now look at the political carnage they have wrought. Four of
> their six Senators are on their way out, and the other two will
> be soon.
snip”

“Personal
Robin grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. Her parents were both involved in social work and counseling, so she has long known the value of listening. She has lived in Philmont, within the town of Claverack, in the heart of Columbia County since 1998, with Chris Lastovicka and their cats. In 2011, on their 15th year anniversary, Chris and Robin married after the passage of the Marriage Equality Act. Chris is a composer and web designer. When she can, Robin also loves to sing.”

“If all three candidates win it shows that it’s safe for candidates and increasingly safe for Republicans to vote for the freedom to marry,” said Marc Solomon, national campaign director for Freedom to Marry, an advocacy group for the right of same-sex couples to wed.
If the senators lose, Solomon said, “It won’t help.”

That explains why Kathy and Neil’s primaries were so important, it was the front line in the fight for Traditional Marriage.

Thanks to all who helped out. It’s going to come down to the wire in both races.

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posted on 09/15/2012 4:21:11 AM PDT
by lowtaxsmallgov
(This Administration has absolutely no idea how to grow an economy)

They’re running a GBLT agaisnt him? That’s rich! Of course they’ll throw McDonald under the bus! McDonald is unreliable, the essence of what people despise most about politicians. He is a traitor to us, why would the GBLTs trust him any more than we do? Why would anyone trust him - on anything?

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posted on 09/15/2012 4:47:32 AM PDT
by lowtaxsmallgov
(This Administration has absolutely no idea how to grow an economy)

When I heard a reporter mention it on one of the Capital District tv stations, I couldn’t believe my ears, so I looked it up myself, and sure enough.........

Now who will the homosexuals give their money to? One of their own, or Roy McDonald. This is poetic justice.

Also, we need to continue to help Kathy Marchione, because whatever happens, she will still be on the NY Conservative Party line, but of course, it will be better if she wins the GOP nomination as well.

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